I disagree. It can burn weight more efficiently, but most people don't lift weights 1-2 hours three or four times a week and then do a 3 and 6 hour session on the weekends (like cycling).

You should do whatever fitness activity you enjoy enough to keep up with. That alone will rocket you toward meeting your weight loss goals. A once per week strength traing supplement as a starter would also contribute to your enjoyment of said fun activity.

To have weight loss and keep it off...You'll need to stoke the metabolism fires

Why do you think men and women who just diet alone always gain back the weight?One of the reasons is that their bodies have never changed metabolically speakingPound for pound MUSCLE burns the most calories during any given time periodso you take a man who is 6ft tall 175lbs with a bf% of 8%and a man same height same weight and a bf% of 18%the first man is going to be burning more cals just by standing stillYou need to weight train to increase your muscle massesp the large core muscleslegs and back muscles

The most effective thing for me has been circuit training (an hour of lifting without any breaks), combined with spin classes on alternating days. So, I do spin on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday and I lift on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday. I take Fridays off. I combined that with a healthy diet and I've been losing 1-3 pounds a week for the past six months. I feel amazing too.